Mt. Kilimanjaro Day Trip Trek on Marangu Route

After breakfast at your hotel, you will meet your guide then have a one-hour drive to the Kilimanjaro National Park Marangu Gate, register and commence the climb by walking through the rainforest to the Mandara encampment. A side trip to Maundi Crater is a good way to see the surroundings including Northern Tanzania and Kenya. In the lush rainforest, don't forget to look for towering Eucalyptus trees, birdlife, Colobus monkeys and many more! Mandara Hut will be your final point where you enjoy a stunning panorama of the Kilimanjaro region's landscapes and where you enjoy your lunch in nature. After lunchtime, you will hike back to the park gate and return to peaceful Moshi town.
Elevation: 1860m/6100ft to 2700m/8875ft
Distance: 8km/5mi
Hiking Time: 3-4 hours up / 2-3 hours down
Habitat: Mountain Forest

Your day after your breakfast in your hotel will be followed by a 45-minute drive from Moshi Town (910m) to the Machame Gate (1800m). Your guides and porters prepare and pack the supplies at the gate. After registering at the gate office, you start your ascent and enter the lush mountain forest. There is a possibility of rain in the forest, which will transform the trail into a soggy, muddy and slippery but memorable experience. You will finally reach the Machame camp where you enjoy a stunning panorama of the Kilimanjaro region's landscapes and where you enjoy your lunch in nature. After lunchtime, you will hike back to the park gate and return to Moshi town.
Elevation: 1800m/5942ft to 3021m/9911ft
Distance: 11km/6.8mile
Hiking Time: 6-8 hours
Habitat: Mountain Forest

This plateau stretches out over 13 kilometres to the west of Kibo, at an elevation of 3 962 metres. Placed on the slopes of Kilimanjaro, the Shira Plateau shows the remains of an ancient caldera, a volcanic crater that expired around half a million years ago. Today, it stands as a World Heritage Site. These are wonderfully framed near the Kibo Massif, which resembles twisted, modern sculptures.

Choose from a variety of one to four-day hikes in the area, around different tracks. Every track offers the chance to encounter wildlife from the neighbouring Amboseli National Park, across the border in Kenya. Walk along paths treaded by herds of massive elephant, eland antelope, buffalo, and even lions.

Longer hikes offer the opportunity to witness a variety of rolling and winding landscapes. Admire the plateau’s silvery glaciers and rocky ridges, and the Lemosho forest with lush, rainforest valleys.
Every hike promises incredible views of Kilimanjaro’s peaks on clearer days.